@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ func (s *Collector) Run() {

 	var pairs []publishersPair

 	for {

+		// Put sleep at the start so that it will always be hit,

+		// preventing a tight loop if no stats are collected.

+		time.Sleep(s.interval)

+

 		// it does not make sense in the first iteration,

 		// but saves allocations in further iterations

 		pairs = pairs[:0]

@@ -141,8 +145,6 @@ func (s *Collector) Run() {

 				logrus.Errorf("collecting stats for %s: %v", pair.container.ID, err)

 			}

 		}

-

-		time.Sleep(s.interval)

 	}

 }